Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1902 — EUGENE DILLEY AGAIN SEEN. [ARTICLE]

EUGENE DILLEY AGAIN SEEN.

But Slipped Away From His Friend and Is Again at Large. Eugene Dilley, the missing Trafalgar man, who disapperred from home some weeks ago While out of his mind, has again been seen in the vicinity of Rensselaer, but managed to elude capture and is again at large. Last Saturday he was noticed by some threshers a few miles north of town. They notified F. M. Parker, an uncle of Dilley’s wife, who started out in search of the unfortunate man. After tracking him some distance Dilley was discovered walking south on the Monon tracks about two miles north of town. Mr. Parker finally overtook him and Dilley started to pass without speaking, but the former called him by name and shook hands with him. Dilley said he was on his way to town and Mr. Parker invited him to ride in his bnggy, which had been left in the road some distance away. Dilley gave his consent to riding with Parker. He refused to accompany him to the buggy, however, saying that he would meet him at the road crossing. Dilley beat Parker to the crossing and disappeared in a cornfield. Unavailing search was made for him by a number of persons, but about six o’clock that evening he was again seen, this time on the Jasper Kenton farm some miles north of where first seen. Dilley looks emaciated and unkempt, and shows clearly the results of the wild life he has been living. He evidentally lives on what fruit and vegetables he can forage from the farmers. It is to be hoped that the unfortunate man can soon be captured and given the treatment he is evidently in need of.